As the owner of an Engineering and Land Surveying professional service corporation, I recognize that college educated and licensed professionals are at the core of the intellectual services we offer our valued clients. I also recognize that there are many tasks and...

Here we are speeding toward the year 2015, and I find myself wondering what in the world happened to the last 26 years since I began my career in land surveying. Long gone are the days of sitting on the hood of the truck with a set of plans and your HP41 calculating...

For the past year I’ve had the privilege of serving as President of the Southern San Joaquin Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Part of the mission of ASCE is lifelong education and promotion of the civil engineering profession. This year our...

Optimism I know that when I first heard of the possibility of High Speed Rail in California, immediately I had a feeling of “little-kid” like curiosity and delight. I thought, “…how fast will it go?” “…what will it look like?” (Really space age, I hope) “…I want to...